The economic consequences of widowhood on elderly women in the United States and Germany

Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-110

  Hungerford, T L ^a  

^a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Social Security; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PENSION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WIDOW;

EID: 0035128823     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.1.103     Document Type: Article

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